Requirements

This program of study requires five courses and a total of at least 13 credits: one course selected from offerings in each of four disciplinary areas and a fifth required seminar course.

All courses can be completed at the University of New Hampshire, as outlined below. Through a cooperative agreement between the Universities of New Hampshire and Maine, some courses at University of Maine may fulfill one or more of the requirements for this program. In these cases, the University of New Hampshire student will enroll in an appropriate University of New Hampshire special topics course (e.g. NR 995 Investigations) and the content will be delivered remotely via a University of Maine course. Only select courses may be offered in this cross-institutional format. Contact the coordinator of the certificate program to get an up-to-date list of approved University of Maine courses.

Required Courses

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Genetics and Genomics
Select one of the following:
GEN 805	Population Genetics	3
GEN 815	Molecular Evolution	4
GEN 821	Comparative Genomics	4
GEN 872	Evolutionary Genetics of Plants	4
NR 908		3
Cell Biology, Biochemistry, and Physiology
Select one of the following:
BCHM 802	Endocrinology	4
BCHM 850	Physical Biochemistry	3
BCHM 851 & BCHM 852	Principles of Biochemistry I and Principles of Biochemistry II	8
BCHM 863	Biochemistry of Cancer	4
BCHM 894	Protein Structure and Function	4
GEN 817	Molecular Microbiology	5
Ecology and Evolution
Select one of the following:
BIOL 804	Plant-Microbe Interactions	3
BIOL 820	Plant-Animal Interactions	4
GEN 813	Microbial Ecology and Evolution	4
NR 834	Tropical Ecology	4
NR 965	Community Ecology	4
Bioinformatics and Computational Biology
Select one of the following:
GEN 811	Genomics and Bioinformatics	4
GEN 812	Programming for Bioinformatics	5
MCBS 913	Applied Bioinformatics	3
Seminar Course

Application Requirements & Deadlines

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Deadlines

Deadlines: Applications must be completed by the following deadlines in order to be reviewed for admission:

Fall: N/A
Spring: January 1
Summer: N/A

Application fee: $25

Campus: Durham

New England Regional: No

Accelerated Masters Eligible: No

New Hampshire Residents

Students claiming in-state residency must also submit a Proof of Residence Form. This form is not required to complete your application, but you will need to submit it after you are offered admission, or you will not be able to register for classes.

Transcripts

If you attended UNH or Granite State College (GSC) after September 1, 1991, and have indicated so on your online application, we will retrieve your transcript internally; this includes UNH-Durham, UNH-Manchester, UNH Non-Degree work and GSC.

If you did not attend UNH, or attended prior to September 1, 1991, then you must upload a copy (PDF) of your transcript in the application form. International transcripts must be translated into English.

If admitted, you must then request an official transcript be sent directly to our office from the Registrar's Office of each college/university attended. We accept transcripts both electronically and in hard copy:

Electronic Transcripts: Please have your institution send the transcript directly to grad.school@unh.edu. Please note that we can only accept copies sent directly from the institution.
Paper Transcripts: Please send hard copies of transcripts to: UNH Graduate School, Thompson Hall- 105 Main Street, Durham, NH 03824. You may request transcripts be sent to us directly from the institution or you may send them yourself as long as they remain sealed in the original university envelope.

Transcripts from all previous post-secondary institutions must be submitted and applicants must disclose any previous academic or disciplinary sanctions that resulted in their temporary or permanent separation from a previous post-secondary institution. If it is found that previous academic or disciplinary separations were not disclosed, applicants may face denial and admitted students may face dismissal from their academic program.

Letters of Recommendation: 2 Required

Recommendation letters submitted by relatives or friends, as well as letters older than one year, will not be accepted.

Personal Statement/Essay Questions

Prepare a brief but careful statement regarding:

Reasons you wish to do graduate work in this field, including your immediate and long-range objectives.
Your specific research or professional interest and experiences in this field.

Important Notes

All applicants are encouraged to contact programs directly to discuss program-specific application questions.

International Applicants

Prospective international students are required to submit TOEFL, IELTS, or equivalent examination scores. English Language Exams may be waived if English is your first language. If you wish to request a waiver, then please visit our Test Scores webpage for more information.